Open enrollment into neighboring districts, private and non-public schools also is trending upward as Cedar Rapids school officials set goal to improve enrollment.
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Open enrollment into neighboring districts, private and non-public schools also is trending upward as Cedar Rapids school officials set goal to improve enrollment.
With a bankrupt Mercy Iowa City already inciting objections to the more than $1 million it's accrued in attorney fees tied to Chapter 11 proceedings, the hospital’s interim management and restructuring firm last week submitted another $1 million bill.
The domes at each middle school were closed last month after they were determined to be structurally unstable
Despite warnings of a looming enrollment cliff threatening to decimate crops of high school graduates feeding thousands of colleges nationally, Iowa’s high school graduate numbers aren’t expected to dip below 2019 levels any time soon — at least through 2036.
Despite uncharacteristic discord on the Board of Regents over a list of diversity, equity, and inclusion recommendations, the board on Thursday approved the suggestions and asked the universities to produce progress reports and implementation plans by April.
School bus converted into a classroom with the help of students, staff and professional contractors
Since University of Iowa Health Care more than two years ago initiated efforts to take over Mercy Iowa City, an outside Chicago-based law firm has billed it $1.8 million for “transactional and regulatory assistance arising in connection with a potential affiliation involving Mercy Iowa City.”
But the University of Iowa is the only state campus where tuition income beat expectations in fiscal 2023.
When Bradley Haws takes the reins as University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics CEO on Nov. 29 -- following a stint as UIHC chief financial officer two years ago -- he’ll make a $1.1 million starting salary, with the chance for $385,000 more in incentive pay.
President of the group Aida Jones, 13, leading the group students through changes to Iowa laws that target LGBTQ youth
Continuing its local and regional explosion in growth – including a pending $28 million purchase of Mercy Iowa City – the University of Iowa next week will ask Board of Regents permission to move forward with another $36.5 million in health care-related construction, including a $17.5 million “new road” paving the way for a $1 billion inpatient tower.
While Iowa Republicans push back against drawing conclusions from Tuesday’s election results, Moms for Liberty and conservative-backed candidates were widely defeated by progressive, teachers union-backed candidates.
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